Caption: Mr. O’Denius honors the memory of Justice Scalia with a diorama of his recent dissent in Maryland v. King (569 US ____ (2013), Scalia, J., dissenting, slip at 18). “Perhaps the construction of such a genetic panopticon is wise. But I doubt that the proud men who wrote the charter of our liberties would have been so eager to open their mouths for royal inspection.” After the Battle of Camden, Redcoat Peeps line up Continental Army POW Peeps for DNA swabs. Meanwhile, in a “peepopticon” not far away, other captured Revolutionary War Peeps are at “perfect liberty within the space allotted to them,” able to be watched, but unable to see their watcher.
Attribution: Submitted by Eric J. O’Denius of Burnsville, Minnesota, amateur Court watcher and professional law nerd, with deepest appreciation to Christian and Dan Pornschloegl, DeNae Leverentz, Justice Scalia, and Jeremy Bentham (“present but not voting”).
